"Viridian" no more - Say 'Hi' to Microsoft Hyper-V
Those of you who have followed my blog for a while know that I've - for one reason or another - been referring to Windows Server virtualization by its codename, which caused some initial confusion. There's a reason that I did this - I knew that the name was changing, and I didn't want to send a whole lot of information out into the web with a name that wasn't going to stick. I'm sure there were times when I actually said "Windows Server virtualization", but I tried to keep it to a minimum.
At any rate, the product name has now been officially announced: Microsoft Hyper-V.
The press release has some very good information as well, including the suggested price for Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V: $28USD more than Windows Server 2008 without Hyper-V.
Update: I've clarified the statement about pricing.
Comments
Anonymous
November 29, 2007
since the RC0 of Windows 2008 is not final, is it possible, that my guest OS (Windows 2003 Std.R2 SP2) is "For testing only" - 'cause that's what it says on the desktop screen after i start the VM. Everything runs fine, but this is just bugging me. I used install media from the MSDN Sept 2007 DVD and a MSDN CD key (for cert partner).Anonymous
November 30, 2007
Jay: Yes. The "For Testing Purposes Only" means that the Test Root Certificate has been installed on your machine, which is common with pre-release products.